HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4503 RESOLUTION NO. 4503
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH URGING THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF AND
BUDGET FOR EQUIPMENT URGENTLY NEEDED AT TRANS-
FER STATIONS AND LANDFILLS
WHEREAS, solid waste disposal in the County of Orange
is fast becoming extremely onerous with population increasing
and rubbish generation per capita steadily rising; and
Hauling costs have escalated due to sharply higher prices
for fuel, trucks , labor and insurance; and
Strict standards for solid waste disposal have been
formulated in the County Solid Waste Management Plan mandated
under state and federal directives and heretofore adopted by
the County Board of Supervisors ; and
The principle of refuse transfer was established as an
intrinsic part of the County 's waste disposal program with the
adoption of the basic master plan of refuse disposal in 1959;
and
The County of Orange has an integrated solid waste disposal
system comprised of four landfills generally in the easterly
areas of the County and three transfer stations established in
the early 1960s in the westerly areas of the County; and
Costs of operating landfills and transfer stations have
always been paid from tax revenues ; and
The concept of the combination of landfill and transfer
station disposal has been praised throughout the industry and
throughout the County as an ideal system for handling solid
waste; and
Little rolling stock has been purchased for the transfer
stations since they were established in the early 1960s, while
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the volume of trash generated has increased tremendously; and
The County Board of Supervisors authorized a study , under
a Health, Education and Welfare grant in 1968, of the solid
waste management facilities and capabilities, with Engineering
Sciences, Inc . , as principal consultant; and
After two years of study, a final report entitled "Maximum
Utilization of Sanitary Landfills through Integrated Regional
Planning" was published in two volumns in January and March of
1971, jointly by the Orange County Road Department and
Engineering Science, Inc . ; and
Said report stated that the whole concept of a refuse
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system of disposal was based on the precept of providing econom-
ical and equitable disposal service for the citizens of the
County, and has proven to be effective and beneficial to the
public and economically sound; and
Said report also stated that any curtailment or any short-
sightedness in planning and budgeting which results in the
provision of anything less than 100 percent transfer service
destroys the basic premise upon which the program of transfer
was established; and
Said report recommended purchase of equipment to provide
for more efficient utilization of the transfer stations which
at that time were capable of handling only 80 percent of the
solid waste collected by the municipal rubbish collectors in the
area served by the stations ; and
Said recommendation specified the equipment to be acquired
by number and type and the amounts to be included in the budget
for each fiscal year through 1981; and
The County seemingly ignored this study and the recommenda-
tions, and consistently disapproved requests for needed equipment
year after year, even for replacement of deteriorating equipment;
and
Because of excessively stringent personnel policies, such
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equipment as is available and serviceable is frequently idle
when drivers fail to report for work because of illness or
other reasons; and
With shortage of personnel and deterioration of the rolling
stock, and with the increase in population and per capita of
solid waste generated, the transfer stations in fiscal year
1976 handled less than 43 percent of the solid waste collected
by the contract and franchise rubbish collectors in the areas
intended to be served by the transfer stations ; and
The remaining 57 percent of the solid waste collected by
the contract and franchise rubbish collectors had to be hauled
to the landfills in the easterly part of the County in individual
trucks at a much higher cost than transporting by county truck
and trailer sets from the transfer stations ; and
Higher costs to municipal rubbish collectors invariably
passed on to the contracting agencies and are ultimately paid
for by the taxpayers; and
It is a misuse of the .taxpayers ` investment in the transfer
stations to operate these facilities at a fraction of their
capacity and requirements because of lack of rolling stock; and
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has authorized the
use of Transfer Station No . 1 in Stanton by the public on
Saturdays on a trial basis for three months ; and
Allowing the public to use the transfer stations on days
they are not being used by the municipal rubbish haulers would
sharply decrease the number of individual trips in small vehicles
to the landfills thus reducing fuel consumption, lowering air
pollution, saving time and money, and alleviating traffic con-
gestion; and
Allowing the public to use conveniently located transfer
stations will encourage a cleaner and safer environment by
disposal of discarded hazards and eyesores; and
A need will exist in 1981 for a transfer station to serve
Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Irvine, Tustin, and
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the southern part of Santa Ana when the Coyote Canyon landfill
located on Irvine Ranch property is projected to close; and
The scheduled time table for opening a new transfer station
is four years; and
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is extremely
concerned about the trend in the solid waste disposal facilities
in the County in general and the transfer stations in particular,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that it hereby urges the Orange County
Board of Supervisors to:
1. Include in the budget for fiscal year 1977-1978 at least
$2, 000,000 for transfer station truck and trailer sets and
$2, 000, 000 for landfills for graders , packers and scrapers, and
other equipment needed to replace deteriorated equipment and
provide for efficient utilization of the transfer stations and
landfills ;
2 . Establish a labor pool from which drivers and other
personnel can be drawn to operate landfill and transfer station
equipment as required to fill in for absentees ;
3 . Authorize immediate initiation of action to provide for
opening in 1981 of a new transfer station to serve the cities
now using the Coyote Canyon dump; and
4 . Authorize opening of all transfer stations to the public
on the days they are not being used by contract or franchise
rubbish collectors .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the lst
day of August, 1977 . 4
ATTEST:
Mayor
Alicia M. Wentworth
City Clerk
By r��z�'
Deputy City Clerk
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INITIATED AND APPROVED APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AS TO CONTENT :
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Res. No. 4503
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1st day
of August 19 77 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett, Wieder, Coen, Gibbs, Siebert, Shenkman, Pattinson
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
Alicia M. Wentworth
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
By � VC&
Deputy City Clerk